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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, both CPUs are the same in terms of value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 552 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 4% better in War Thunder than Core i7-8700 - 194 vs 186 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 5% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $200.0 vs $210.0
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i7-8700
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
150 FPS
$5.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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143 FPS
$7.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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140 FPS
$6.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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137 FPS
$9.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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156 FPS
$4.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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110 FPS
$11.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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127 FPS
$15.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
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136 FPS
$18.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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